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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Regulatory Story

Company	Robert Walters PLC
TIDM	RWA
Headline	Holding(s) in Company
Released	13:43 18-Jan-2013
Number	9109V13

RNS Number : 9109V

Robert Walters PLC

18 January 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Robert Walters plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			√
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Registered Holder: BNY (Nominees) Limited 56,843* BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 440,320* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 2,750,520* Chase Nominees Limited 70,091* Vidacos Nominees Limited 35,420* *denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 12,400 Vidacos Nominees Limited 513,234
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	16 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	<5% to 5% Change at Combined Interest Level

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction				Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights		Number of shares	Number of voting rights			% of voting rights ^x
					Direct	Direct ^xi		Indirect ^xii	Direct		Indirect
Ordinary Shares GB0008475088	3,133,293		3,133,293		3,878,828	3,353,194		525,634	4.37%		0.69%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date ^xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xiv			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,878,828	5.06%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

· Aviva plc (Parent Company)

· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 76,647,841, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 14 January 2013.
14. Contact name:	Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
15. Contact telephone number:	01603 684420

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